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Zihuatanejo

Playa La Madera, Guerrero, Mexico17.640, -101.550Beach break · faces SSW (208°)
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Zihuatanejo is an SSW-facing beach break in Playa La Madera, Guerrero, Mexico. It picks up swell from SE to WNW. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
SSW (208°)
Best swell
SSE to WSW (168°–249°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
SE to WNW (128° to 291.5°)
Offshore wind
NNE
Tide
Model estimate
Wave buoy
None within 250 km
Cams
1

Cams at Zihuatanejo